Liberia vs South Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index

Liberia
1.01 GPI
in 2017
South Africa
1.01 GPI
in 2018
Liberia rank
92nd
South Africa rank
89th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index over time

  • Liberia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.01 GPI against 1.01 GPI in Liberia, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

Liberia ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 89th of 189 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6982 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.3095 GPI South Africa
2000s 0.879 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.1365 GPI South Africa
2010s 0.9945 GPI 1.02 GPI 0.0257 GPI South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index, Liberia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.01 GPI against 1.01 GPI in Liberia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index between Liberia and South Africa?
0 GPI, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and South Africa?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Liberia and South Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Liberia ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 89th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.